1 verb also COMP, IND discover, identify TRANSITIVEbraith verb c m uaimsigh verb c m uthe machine detects changes in temperaturebraitheann an meaisín athruithe teochta2 verb discern, perceive TRANSITIVEbraith verb c m umothaigh verb c m uairigh verb c m ushe detected a hint of jealousy in his voicebhraith sí beagán éada ina ghlór3 verb POLICE crime, criminal TRANSITIVEbraith verb c m uaimsigh verb c m upolice detected fraud in the companybhraith na póilíní calaois sa chomhlacht